Politifact.com: Statements from John Whitmirehttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/john-whitmire/Statements from John Whitmire reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 16 May 2011 06:00:00 -0400John Whitmire:
Says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of &quot;3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance.&quot;http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/may/16/john-whitmire/state-sen-john-whitmire-says-texas-board-nursing-h/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | State Sen. John Whitmire says the Texas Board of Nursing has a backlog of 3,000 complaints, including many cases of sexual assault and malfeasance
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<p> Explaining why he couldn&rsquo;t support the Texas Senate&rsquo;s version of the 2012-13 state budget, Sen. John Whitmire said he didn&rsquo;t know how state agencies can cope with further budget cuts, singling out the Texas Board of Nursing as an example. &quot;I asked them for their backlog of investigations,&quot; he said. &quot;They&rsquo;ve got 3,000 complaints against nurses, many of them sexual assaults, malfeasance.&quot; Time to crank up the Truth-O-Meter, starting with the board&rsquo;s unresolved complaints. Some background: The board investigates and adjudicates complaints about Texas nurses who could be violating the ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2011/may/16/john-whitmire/state-sen-john-whitmire-says-texas-board-nursing-h/">>> More</a>Mon, 16 May 2011 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/may/16/john-whitmire/state-sen-john-whitmire-says-texas-board-nursing-h/